A crushing emptiness swallowed Lucien whole as he lunged forward and grabbed Chloe by the sleeve. "Tell me where she is! I can't let her destroy her marriage and happiness just to spite me!"
Only then did he finally see his own heart clearly.
For years, he had hidden behind social judgment and moral restraint, refusing to confront what he truly felt. He had always believed that once he married, time would wash everything away. Yet the moment he heard she had married someone else, rage and regret crashed over him like a tidal wave.
Chloe jerked her sleeve free, disgust written plainly across her face. "Have you lost your mind? She didn't get married for revenge. And what exactly do you plan to do if you find her now? When she loved you with everything she had, you were too much of a cowa
